MET Flashcards

1
Q

WAFS

A

World Area Forecast System

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2
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WAFC

A

World Area Forecast Centres

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3
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RSMC

A

Regional Specialised Meteorological Centres

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4
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MWO

A

Meteorological Watch Offices

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5
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VAAC

A

Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre

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6
Q

TCAC

A

Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centres

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7
Q

SADIS

A

SAtellite DIStribution

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8
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WMO

A

World Meteorological Organisation

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9
Q

ISA

A

ICAO Standard Atmosphere

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10
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GSNS

A

Global Satellite Navigation Systems

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11
Q

MSL

A

Mean Sea Level

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12
Q

DA

A

Density Altitude

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13
Q

GND

A

Ground

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14
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ELEV

A

Elevation

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15
Q

QNH

A

MSL pressure

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16
Q

QFE

A

GND pressure

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17
Q

HGT

A

Height

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18
Q

ALT

A

Altitude

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19
Q

FL

A

Flight Level

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20
Q

T.HGT

A

True Height

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21
Q

T.ALT

A

True Altitude

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22
Q

MSA

A

Minimum Safe Altitude or Minimum Sector Altitude

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23
Q

MRVA

A

Minimum Radar Vectoring Altitude

24
Q

OAT

A

Outside Air Temperature

25
Q

PFJ

A

Polar Front Jet

26
Q

CAT

A

Clear Air Turbulence

27
Q

Ci

A

Cirrus

28
Q

Cs

A

Cirrostratus

29
Q

Cc

A

Cirrocumulus

30
Q

As

A

Altostratus

31
Q

Ac

A

Altocumulus

32
Q

Cu

A

Cumulus

33
Q

Cb

A

Cumulonimbus

34
Q

Ns

A

Nimbostratus

35
Q

St

A

Stratus

36
Q

Sc

A

Stratocumulus

37
Q

FEW

A

Few (clouds)

38
Q

SCT

A

Scattered (clouds)

39
Q

BKN

A

Broken (clouds)

40
Q

OVC

A

Overcast (clouds)

41
Q

CAVOK

A

Clouds and visibility okay

42
Q

NSC

A

No significant cloud

43
Q

VV***

A

(sky obscured) Vertical Visibility

***=number of ft

44
Q

ISOL

A

Isolated (clouds)

45
Q

LYR

A

Layer (of clouds)

46
Q

EMBD

A

Embedded in a layer (cumulonimbus embedded in other clouds)

47
Q

DZ

A

Drizzle

48
Q

FZDZ

A

Freezing Drizzle

49
Q

SG

A

Snow Grains

50
Q

IC

A

Ice Crystals

51
Q

RA

A

Rain

52
Q

FZRA

A

Freezing Rain

53
Q

PL

A

Ice Pellets

54
Q

SN

A

Snow

55
Q

GS

A

Snow Pellets

56
Q

GR

A

Hail

57
Q

SH

A

Shower